CARING FOR TREES

CARING FOR TREES

Names of Trees

Plant Names (March, 1982)

What's In A Name (September, 1985)

Thai Fruit Names (November 1985)

Rare Fruit Names (July 1989)

A Comprehensive Guide To Tropical And Subtropical Fruits (November 1989 and January 1990)

Index Of Common Names To Botanical Names (January 1990)

The Marketing of Misnomers (January 1992)

Choosing Trees

Choosing Trees (September 1981)

Where Fruits Come From (September 1981)

How Far South? (November 1982)

Exotics - Tolerable Minimum Temperatures (March 1988)

Exotic Fruits for Specified Areas (September 1983)

Towards a Classification of Tropical Tree Fruits, Part I (May 1986)

Towards a Classification of Tropical Tree Fruits, Part II (July 1986)

Conservation For Selection (November 1986)

A List of Plants Imported Through Kamerunga Between 1970 and 1987 (May 1987)

Tropical and Sub Tropical Fruit And Nut Cultivars - Recommendations For North Queensland (November 1991)

Subtropical/Tropical Fruits, Tentative Variety Recommendations For FNQ (September 1993)

Plant Selection For A Dry Tropics Permaculture/Rare Fruits Backyard Garden (February 2000)

Plant Improvement Schemes (March 1995)

Fruit Trees Species And Varieties List (August 2002)

Soil and Nutrition

Soil As A Habitat For Plants (March 1981)

Some Aspects of Soil Chemistry and Physics (September 1981)

Does the Soil Need Testing? (July 1986)

Soil Types (November 2000)

Function Of Nutrients Within The Plant (September 1994)

Fertilizers And Nutritional Deficiencies (September 1982)

Soils and Plant Nutrition (September 1983)

Fertilizer Checklist (January 1987)

Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potassium (November 1998)

Fertilisers - Minor And Trace Elements (February 1999)

Lime Quality Important For Orchardists (September 1986)

Seaweed in the Orchard (September 1987)

Nutrients in Soils (September 1988)

Care of Potted Fruit Trees (July, 1983)

Nursery Soil Mixes and Hygiene (May 1989)

Potting Mixes (May 1996)

Important Points to Consider in Preparing a Potting Mix (September 1989)

Molasses As A Fertilizer? (September 1990)

The Use Of Trace Elements In Tropical Fruit Crops (January 1991)

Effect of Groundcover and Reduced Cultivation on Runoff and Erosion (September 1987)

Mulch - Is It As Beneficial As We Think? (May 1992)

Uses And Placement Of Mulch In Groves (November 1993)

Mulching Sub-Tropical Fruit Trees (September 1994)

Making Compost Dawn's Way (February 2000)

Solarisation Of Nursery Potting Mixes (November 1992)

Earlier Flowering And More Fruit (November 1993)

Soil Remineralisation (May 1992)

Soil Remineralising - The Microbes' Banquet (March 1994)

Environmental Weeds And Degraded Soils (November 1997)

Propagation

Budding and Grafting (July 1981)

Grafting - Some Hints For Beginners, (March 1983)

More About Grafting (January 1981)

Grafting (November 1992)

Approach Grafting (Inarching) (November 1981)

Tip Grafting Under Intermittent Mist (November 1986)

A Steam Tent As A Grafting Aid (July 1988)

Mist Propagation Of Plants At Home (May 1998)

Wedge Grafting (January 1989)

Root Grafting: A Neglected Technique With Potential (September 1991)

Summary Of Propagation Techniques In N. Queensland (September 1986)

Fitzroy Tank (September 1986)

Field vs Pot Grafting (November 1986)

Recent Developments in Vegetative Propagation of some Tropical Fruit Trees (May 1990)

Marcotting Or Airlayering (May 1981)

Airlayering Made Easy (November 1997)

Instructions For Planting Some Tropical Seeds (November 1982)

Propagation from Seed (September 1983)

The Value Of Planting Fruit Seeds (August 1999)

Gibberellic Acid For Fruit Set And Seed Germination (May 1998)

Topworking Avocado Trees, (March 1983)

Cuttings (July 1981)

Propagation Techniques in the Field (January 1986)

Four-Flap Grafting Of The Mamey Sapote (January 1992)

Budding Pistachio Nut Trees (July 1992)

Root Spiralling (July 1994)

Thank You, Mr Cola (January 1995)

Delayed Incompatibility In Grafting Tropical Fruit Trees (September 1996)

Update On Delayed Incompatibility In Grafting Tropical Fruit Trees (August 2001)

Multiple Graft Problems (November 2000)

Planting

Long-Term Maintenance Of Plants In Containers (November, 1994)

Growing Fruit Crops In Containers (February, 1998)

Planting and Caring for Young Trees and Shrubs (January, 1982)

Dryland Tree Planting (March, 1983)

Shading Trees (November 1987)

Planting Fruit Trees (July 1994)

Back To Basics - Guide To Planting And Care Of Fruit Trees (August 2002)

Tree Management

Age-Old Method Improves Fruit Crop (May 1981)

How The Cold Weather Affected Our Trees (November 1982)

Helping Plants Survive The Cold (March 1983)

Coping With Cold (November 1984)

Cold Protection for Tropical Fruit Trees (July 1985)

Winter Protection for Florida Plants (March 1986)

Managing Frost - Frost Damage Can Be Avoided (July 1986)

Tolerable Minimum Temperatures for Exotics (March 1988)

Fungicide and Bactericide Usage (July 1983)

The Meaning of "S" Numbers (July 1988)

Tree Companions (July 1984)

Companion Planting - Banana/Avocado (May 1985)

How To Fell A Tree Safely (November 1984)

Understanding Tree Anatomy for Improved Plant Growth (November 1986)

Pollination and Pollination Management in Orchards (May 1987)

Pollination Requirements of Some Tropical Crops (January 1988)

Diagnosing Phytostresses by Foliar Colour Symptoms (January 1987)

Resetting Wind-Damaged Trees (January 1987)

Bagging Fruits (September 1983)

To Bag Or Not To Bag (May 1988)

Bagging - Protect Your Fruit (January 1989)

Qld Tropical Exotic Fruit Could Do With A Bagging (November 1993)

Pruning Standards (March 1987)

Pruning Standards (a larger, 2-page printable drawing.) (March 1987)

Canopy Management (November 1999)

Bana Grass - A Temporary Windbreak (July 1988)

Windbreaks (May 1998)

Coping With Cyclones, Part I (May 1986)

Coping With Cyclones, Part II (July 1986)

Protecting Fruit Trees From Hurricane (Cyclone) Blow-Over (August 2001)

Cyclone Rona And The Aftermath (March 2002)

The Backyard Garden (January 1995)

Rootstocks (Sequel to "The Backyard Garden") (January 1995)

Root Rot Threat For Fruit Trees After Cyclones (March 1991)

Tree Wound Dressing (September 1986)

A Cure For Bark Canker (February 1998)

Innovative Thinking: Intensive Cropping and Pruning (September 1991)

Additional Thoughts About Innovative Thinking (November 1991)

A Few Hints For The Home Gardener - Mulching (March 1992)

Mulching Fruit Trees (January 1995)

Mulching At The Kampong (January 1995)

Jobs To Do In February, March and April (January 1993)

Prevention Of Viral Disease Transmission On Tools (July 1994)

Ways Of Growing - Organic Or Non-Organic (September 1994)

Organic Tree Cropping (August 1997)

Horticultural Bits And Pieces (August 1999)

Tree Production

Rare And Exotic Fruit Production In Australia, 1983-1986 (July 1988)

Trees in the Landscape

Tropical Fruit Landscaping (May 1982)

How To Start Your Fruit Tree Orchard (February 2000)

Trees, Birds and Animals

Flying Foxes (Fruit Bats) (November 1983)

Flying Foxes - Carbide and Strobe Lights (May 1982)

Bat Pollination of Fruit Trees (May 1983)

Flying Fox Control (January 1987)

Fruit Farmers Blind to the Benefits of Bats (November 1988)

Are Flying Foxes The Menace We Think They Are? (April 2001)

Jolly Little Pests (September 1986)

Poultry as Natural Control of Pests (November 1987)

Ducks In The Orchard (November 2000)

Score: Parrots - 10, Noel - 1 (November 1990)

Earthworms - The Ultimate In Value-Adding? (November 1990)

Earthworms (August 2000)

Netting A Single Tree (July 1996)

Simple Rat Trap Lets Rodents Take The Plunge (August 1997)

Trees, Insects and Biological Controls

Chemical-free Fly Trap (February 1984)

Baiting Fruit Fly? (January 1994)

Fruit-Piercing Moth I (January 1987)

Fruit-Piercing Moth II (September 1992)

Why Do We Bother? (March 1992)

Fruit-Piercing Moths - The Latest News (May 1993)

Fruit Spotting Bug (August 2000)

Papaya Fruit Fly (January 1996)

Establishment And Propagation Of Hives Of Native Stingless Bees For Orchard Pollination (September 1988)

Australian Native Bees (January 1993)

The Advantage Of Stingless Bees (December 2001)

Honey Bee Pollination in Tropical/Subtropical Horticulture (May 1990)

Imported Chinese Wasp Tackles Oriental Scale (January 1992)

Tiny Knight to the Rescue (January 1992)

Sterile Red Fungus (January 1992)

Trichoderma - Beneficial Fungal Soil Inoculant (January 1996)

Mycorrhizae - The Latest Horticultural Breakthrough (December 2001)

Artificial Flowers, So Lovely, So Lethal to Moths (January 1992)

Ant Barrier to Control Scale in Custard Apple Trees (January 1992)

Pheromones For Insect Control (January 1993)

Sex Sells - Pheromones To Manage Pests (April 2001)

Spiders In The Orchard (March 1993)

Sticky End For Insects (January 1994)

Predator On The Prowl (August 2002)

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